Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/04/2026, 15:58

General

  • Target
    zpig.exe
  • Size 19.4MB
  • Sample260422-ter6faay4j
  • SHA256 5a2460ddbff46018cd979b30f6af1a02ddfbd0d49d353633b141265d68fad517
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications. 2 IoCs

    Inno Setup installer

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 44 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zpig.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zpig.exe"
      1⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4720
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FVFL7.tmp\zpig.tmp
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FVFL7.tmp\zpig.tmp" /SL5="$70246,19241658,842240,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zpig.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1784
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\JaTTHBspkwB9.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\JaTTHBspkwB9.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3968
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\'"
            4⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:3980
    • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4764
      • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\." /deny "Users":(D) & icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\." /grant "Users":(OI)(CI)(RX)
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:436
        • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
          icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\." /deny "Users":(D)
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:2896
        • C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe
          icacls "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\." /grant "Users":(OI)(CI)(RX)
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:892

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          JaTTHBspkwB9.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\JaTTHBspkwB9.exe
          • Size 72KB
          • SHA256 3d12ddb6da05da8afd70cdff74a33a6731ef38198468d77080a7fbba682981ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Ml.o

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\Ml.o
          • Size 2.8MB
          • SHA256 fefabfa7c493c76a89dbd4061d060d1f30da5475f97dc928335318aaaa270e1d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          S4hMhbz.3

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\5DYc\qMr3Sp\fGPX\u4ZL2\S4hMhbz.3
          • Size 14.2MB
          • SHA256 9410958375a1c7132bef9add9f8c353474ae12028f5fc4cefd14002d70d60867
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_zejpxhbj.qb4.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_zejpxhbj.qb4.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          zpig.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-FVFL7.tmp\zpig.tmp
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 481d4e643dc2006b71e73d2d173282117203f97c590d0f6ab228aded8636d6ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1784-5-0x0000000002EB0000-0x0000000002EB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-21-0x0000000001070000-0x00000000010B5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-20-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000CBC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-34-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-48-0x00000194BDA00000-0x00000194BE81F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-27-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-29-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-32-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-33-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-65-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-35-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-57-0x00000194BF670000-0x00000194C1404000-memory.dmp

          memory/3968-24-0x00000194BDA00000-0x00000194BE81F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3980-45-0x0000019879100000-0x0000019879122000-memory.dmp

          memory/4720-22-0x0000000000220000-0x00000000002FD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4720-0-0x0000000000220000-0x00000000002FD000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-49-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-55-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-54-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-53-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-56-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-36-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-64-0x0000022315650000-0x00000223173E4000-memory.dmp